Over 40 baseball standouts were recognized Wednesday as the Lone Star Conference annual baseball postseason awards were announced prior to this week’s championship.
The honorees included seven first-team selections for Angelo State who had a league-high 11 selections.
The Rams Paxton DeLaGarza was tabbed Player of the Year, while Steve Naemark took home Pitcher of the Year honors.
LSC Champions Texas A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M each had five first-teamers. WT, who won its first title boasted 10 total picks, while TAMUK had seven after winning its sixth crown.
The Javelinas Jason Gonzales and Buffs Matt Vanderburg shared Coach of the Year honors.
Freshman of the Year acclaim went to ASU’s Kellen Rholl, Cameron’s Nolan Withrow, and Eastern New Mexico’s Zach Shank.
Tarleton State and ENMU both had five selections, while CU added three players.
A total of 41 student-athletes were acknowledged by the all-conference program, including at least one player from each of the six baseball teams in the LSC. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2015 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM
|
Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Steve Naemark |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
|
Tyler Gibson |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
|
Blake Bass |
Angelo State |
SP |
Sr. |
Lubbock, Texas |
|
Ryan Benitez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Sr. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
|
Matt Terrones |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Jr. |
Mesquite, Texas |
|
Graylon Brown |
Angelo State |
RP |
Jr. |
Brownwood Texas |
|
Paul Lujan |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
Sr. |
Thornton, Colo. |
|
Ryan Scott |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RP |
Sr. |
Sanger, Texas |
|
Jonathan Schmitz |
Tarleton State |
C |
Jr. |
College Station, Texas |
|
Clint Wallace |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
C |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
|
Blake Cooper |
Eastern New Mexico |
1B |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
|
Trace Hansen |
West Texas A&M |
2B |
Jr. |
Avon, Utah |
|
Paxton DeLaGarza |
Angelo State |
SS |
Jr. |
Lubbock Texas |
|
Cline Andrews |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
3B |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Nehwon Norkeh |
Angelo State |
OF |
So. |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
|
Josh Day |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Jr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
|
Justin Paul |
Eastern New Mexico |
OF |
Jr. |
Papillion, Neb. |
|
Ryan March |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Oak Lawn, Ill. |
|
Derek Tyner |
Angelo State |
DH |
Sr. |
Boerne, Texas |
|
J.C. Snyder |
Angelo State |
UT |
Sr. |
Salem, Utah |
SECOND TEAM
|
Bryce Zak |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
San Angelo Texas |
|
Brooks Trujillo |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Jr. |
Parker, Colo. |
|
Dirk Masters |
Cameron |
SP |
Jr. |
Angleton, Texas |
|
Cody Pope |
Eastern New Mexico |
SP |
Sr. |
Kingman, Ariz. |
|
Colton Burleson |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Jasper, Texas |
|
Kyle Tinius |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
Jr. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
|
Dillon Becker |
Angelo State |
RP |
Jr. |
Basstrop Texas |
|
Cameron Massengill |
Angelo State |
C |
Sr. |
Kennadale Texas |
|
Justin Hargrove |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Sr. |
Fallbrook, Calif. |
|
Aaron Blair |
West Texas A&M |
1B |
Sr. |
Queen Creek, Ariz. |
|
Jonathan Reyes |
Cameron |
2B |
Jr. |
Juncos, Puerto Rico |
|
Tyler McKinzie |
Cameron |
SS |
Jr. |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
|
Evan Robinson |
Tarleton State |
SS |
Sr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
|
Dan Ward |
Eastern New Mexico |
3B |
So. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Alec Humphreys |
Tarleton State |
3B |
Jr. |
Midlothian, Texas |
|
Kevin Meredith |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Sr. |
Manor, Texas |
|
Brayton Carlson |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
Jr. |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
|
Chris Sanders |
Eastern New Mexico |
OF |
Sr. |
Murrieta, Calif. |
|
Matt Cole |
West Texas A&M |
UT |
Jr. |
Grants Pass, Ore. |
HONORABLE MENTION
|
Brett David |
Angelo State |
1B |
Sr. |
El Paso, Texas |
|
Hayden Vesely |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
UT |
Jr. |
Victoria, Texas |
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Paxton DeLaGarza, Angelo State
Pitcher of the Year: Steve Naemark, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year: Kellen Rholl, Angelo State, Nolan Withrow, Cameron, and Zach Shank, Eastern New Mexico
Coach of the Year: Jason Gonzales, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Matt Vanderburg, West Texas A&M